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THE SURFACE
Out Now!
Two strangers, both at the end of their rope, suddenly meet in the middle of the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan. The award winning indie film stars Sean Astin, Chris Mulkey, and Mimi Rogers. Directed by Gil Cates, Jr.
On Prime and other platforms:
Good Note Productions presents
THE BIG EVERYTHING
starring Bradley Whitford, James Wolk, Michael Shayan, and Jeff Gendelman, written/directed by Sal Paskowitz (THE AGE OF ADALINE), and produced by Gil Cates, Jr., Academy Award winner Andrew Carlberg, and Ryan Lewis.
completed POC for the feature now playing in film festivals
Good Note Prods exec producing
SEPARATION, CA
a drama written and directed by Gil Cates, Jr. (DEAL, LUCKY, THE SURFACE)
Producer Tim Harms (Academy Award winner for short SKIN)
DP Jimmy Sammarco
shooting July/Aug 2026 in Los Angeles
A SMART GIRL
by Salvador Paskowitz (THE AGE OF ADALINE starring Blake Lively and Harrison Ford).
A crime drama based on the true story of an environmental engineer who upends the world of forensic science in his decades long search for a missing body.
Produced by Ryan Lewis and Zero Gravity (THE ACCOUNTANT with Ben Affleck and OZARK with Jason Bateman and Laura Linney).
Executive produced by
Timothy Nelligan and Jeff Gendelman
shooting Q1 2027
GONE COUNTRY
a romantic comedy
by
Hunter Snow
About a chance encounter between two successful musicians: one fiery female rocker and one charming male country singer, natural enemies whose chemistry explodes.
screenplay being shopped
by Good Note Prods
WILD HORSES
a steamy thriller
by
Allison Burnett
(MY OXFORD YEAR)
screenplay available, in turnaround at WB
b4u
a romantic comedy
by
Douglas Segal (THREE KINGS)
After getting their weekends confused at a shared lake house, sparks from a childhood summer romance are reignited on the very weekend she is there to plan her upcoming wedding.
screenplay available
MOUNTAIN PASS
a survival thriller inspired by a true event about a stubborn man trying to fulfill his wife’s dream, and confront scammers, when disaster strikes.
screenplay available
HEADWIND
inspired by a true coming of age / martial arts story about a resilient young orphan searching for his lost little sister through South Korea and America and his heart-wrentching journey to adulthood.
Award winning screenplay available
EVEN KEEL
a dramedy crime story about an unconfident young woman on the social fringe who turns into a badass.
stageplay, screenplay, and pilot available -
award winner
From idea to finished product
Good Note Productions
